Speaker Johnson Exposes Dem Hypocrisy On Iran Strikes

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Monday that he does not believe a war powers resolution is necessary for President Donald Trump to attack Iran, noting how recent Democrat occupants of the White House did not wait for Congress.

The top Republican made his stance clear when asked by a reporter on Capitol Hill whether he would allow such a measure from Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) to come to the floor after the U.S. launched strikes on three of Tehran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend.

“I don’t think this is an appropriate time for a war powers resolution, and I don’t think it’s necessary. Listen, for 80 years, presidents of both parties have acted with the same commander in chief authority under Article 2″ of the Constitution, Johnson said.

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On whether Congress should have a vote.

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Johnson went on to mention how Democrats who are complaining now did not seem to mind when former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama conducted military operations in the region without seeking explicit approval from Congress for those campaigns.

“You had President Biden use it three times in Middle East operations. President Obama went on an eight-month campaign bombing Libya to take down the regime there. I never heard a Democrat balk about any of that,” Johnson said. “And suddenly now they’re just up in arms. It’s all politics. This is not a time for politics.”

Trump’s administration contended the strikes over the weekend were necessary to prevent Tehran from achieving a nuclear weapon. Iran retaliated on Monday by attacking a United States military base in Qatar. The president said afterwards there were no American casualties and pushed for peace in the region.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-CA) claimed on Monday that Trump’s actions “do not appear to be consistent” with the U.S. Constitution after taking “unilateral offensive military action” without seeking the go-ahead from Congress.

“The use of military force, which is offensive in nature, must be approved by the House and the Senate. That’s according to the Constitution. It’s not optional, Donald. It’s not,” Jeffries said.

However, when asked if he supports the war powers resolution from Massie and Khanna, Jeffries stated that he had not even looked at it.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) unveiled a similar war powers resolution for the upper chamber, which could get a vote in the coming days or weeks.